Growth Metrics

Scotts Miracle-Gro (SMG) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Scotts Miracle-Gro's Return on Capital Employed history spans 16 years, with the latest figure at 19.83% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 1083.0% to 19.83% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 19.83%, a 1083.0% increase, with the full-year FY2025 number at 17.35%, up 862.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 19.83% in Q4 2025 for Scotts Miracle-Gro, up from 16.71% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for SMG hit a ceiling of 25.86% in Q1 2021 and a floor of 18.36% in Q2 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.47% across 5 years, with a median of 9.0% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: crashed -3287bps in 2023 and later skyrocketed 1622bps in 2025.
  • Tracing SMG's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 20.25% in 2021, then crashed by -162bps to 12.64% in 2022, then surged by 49bps to 6.42% in 2023, then soared by 240bps to 9.0% in 2024, then skyrocketed by 120bps to 19.83% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for SMG at 19.83% in Q4 2025, 16.71% in Q3 2025, and 11.84% in Q2 2025.